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Wisconsin Deer Positive for CWD

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials have confirmed that a Waukesha County deer has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. This is the first CWD-positive deer in the county. “Being the first CWD positive in Waukesha County is noteworthy but … Read More

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Virginia Confirms CWD; No Changes Planned

A single new case of chronic wasting disease has been detected in Virginia very close to where CWD-infected deer were killed in 2009, 2010, and 2011. This 3.5-year-old buck was killed by a hunter on Nov. 17 in western Frederick … Read More

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Would Senator’s Double-Fence Plan Protect Wild Deer?

A bill filed by an Iowa senator would impact the captive deer market in an effort to help protect the state’s wild deer population from chronic wasting disease. The Muscatine Journal reported that Dick Dearden, D-Des Moines, filed Senate Bill … Read More

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Public Meeting Set to Discuss CWD in Wisconsin

Anyone interested in learning more about the recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease in the deer herd in Adams County is invited to attend a meeting to discuss the disease and its potential impacts. The meeting is scheduled for Feb. … Read More

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CWD Control Underway in Two Counties

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The Missouri Department of Conservation will be working with private landowners in a small section of Linn and Macon counties to help limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease by reducing local deer numbers. CWD is a fatal disease in … Read More

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CWD Outbreak or Lone Deer Infected?

Illinois officials are working to determine if a deer found in DuPage County infected with chronic wasting disease is an isolated case or whether others have the disease. A deer with CWD was detected in the herd of the Mallard … Read More

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Another Iowa Preserve Deer Positive for CWD

A male deer harvested Dec. 15 at the Pine Ridge Hunting Preserve in Davis County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which is the third positive test for the fatal disease at this facility. The initial positive sample was … Read More

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Virginia Prohibits Deer From Pennsylvania

Due to the detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in Pennsylvania last month, hunters may not bring whole deer carcasses killed anywhere in Pennsylvania back into Virginia. Virginia, like most states, prohibits the importation or possession of the riskier parts of … Read More

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Pennsylvania Expands CWD Quarantine to 12 Deer Farms; State Vet Calls for Ban on Feeding, Mineral Blocks

Pennsylvania officials are looking for a deer that escaped an enclosure where another deer died of CWD. (Photo: PSU)

Pennsylvania officials have expanded its quarantine of deer farms after its investigation into any that may have had contact or have had contact with a confirmed case of chronic wasting disease. Twelve farms now are listed under the quarantine, the … Read More

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Indiana Puts Out APB For Tagged Deer

The Department of Natural Resources is advising hunters to be on the lookout for ear-tagged deer in Jackson County and the neighboring counties of Bartholomew, Jennings and Scott, and to harvest them if possible. Hunters who harvest an ear-tagged deer … Read More

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